Thursday, December 9, 2010

Tree Skirt Finished!

I finished this last Friday, but we finally got our tree decorations done last night, so here it is!

For the binding, I used the green batik, as it is my favorite. I think it adds quite a bit of pizzazz. I called my mom for some tips on sewing my binding. She advised me to baste the binding on, but I decided to just pin it, and it worked fine.

Here is what it looks like under our finally fully decorated tree. P.S. That angel on top is plastic canvas. My mom made it a looooong time ago. When I moved out, I begged her to let me have it, cuz I love it so much. Thanks Mom!

Now that the tree skirt is done, it's on to the next task! Today I'm making my black skirt for the Christmas choir on Sunday. Hopefully I'll get it all done today.

About Me

I'm proud to say that I'm a seamstress. My mom taught me to sew when I was 12, and it took me a couple of years to catch the sewing bug. I think being tall had a lot to do with it, because I couldn't find clothes that fit. I had a lot of fun making pants in all kinds of bright colours. After high school, I decided I wanted to go to school and take a Fashion Design course. I took 2 years of Fashion Production at Olds College.
I worked with my dad at his upholstery shop for 6 1/2 years. I recently found an upholstery job 10 minutes from home. I absolutely love my job!
I've also put my sewing business on hiatus, and am hoping to enjoy some much-needed selfish sewing.
Welcome to my blog! I'm thrilled to be able to share many of my favorite projects with you. Enjoy!